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Oct 28, 2013 at 3:15 AM

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EXETER — The New Hampshire Basketball Coaches Organization Fall Basketball Coaches Clinic is going to be held at Exeter High School on Nov 2 from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Clinic is $35 for preregistered coaches. Group discounts available. Coaches of all levels are welcome. Complete brochure and info can be found at www.eteamz.com/nhbco or contact Jeff Holmes at 603-531-0466 email jholmes@sau16.org.

NEWMARKET — Seacoast Sports Club-Great Bay is holding a tryout for its U10 (10 and under) youth tennis team on, Saturday, Nov. 23, from 2 to 3 p.m. at SSC Great Bay located at 155 Exeter Road in Newmarket.

SSC-Great Bay is looking for singles and doubles players to play on its newly formed team which will be part of the U10 Champions League and will begin match play on Friday, Jan. 10, 2014.

There will be a total of 9 matches between Jan. 10 and March 14, 2014; match times are on Fridays at 4-5:30 p.m. Cost to play is $90 per player.

To register for the team tryout, please call the SSC-Great Bay front desk at 603 659-3151.

SOMERSWORTH — The Somersworth Middle School is hosting a girls basketball clinic Nov. 9-10 from 8:30 a.m.-noon at a cost of $50.

DOVER — Team NH is hopeful of starting a Manual Wheelchair Softball league next summer. The game is played on a blacktop surface with a 16”/14” softball utilizing standard softball bats. Practice will start late next spring with games being played next summer.

Currently, the league is taking a survey to see how many people are interested and from what cities/towns. If you utilize a manual wheelchair and are interested in playing softball or obtaining more information, contact Norm Harrison at 603-321-0461 or send an email to norm.harrison@yahoo.com.

ROCHESTER — Spaulding High School is seeking the following coaching positions for the 2013-14 school year – gymnastics assistant coach, spring track assistant. Candidates should have prior coaching experience at a public or private high school, but not required. Please submit cover letter, resume and three current letters of recommendation to: Kevin Hebert, Athletic Director, Spaulding High School 130 Wakefield Street, Rochester, NH 03867. Applications can be found at www.rochesterschools.com and applications can be emailed to Kevin Hebert at hebert.k@rochesterschools.com.

KITTERY, Maine — Traip Academy and Shapleigh School have the following coaching openings: (Traip) heaq boys basketball, head girls basketball, assistant boys basketball, assistant girls basketball, boys first team basketball. girls first team basketball, head indoor track, head competition cheering, head outdoor track, assistant outdoor track, head baseball, head softball, (Shapleigh) head middle school boys basketball, head middle school girls basketball, head middle school outdoor track, assistant middle school outdoor track.

These positions will run from: Winter - November to February; Spring - March-June. The candidate will be responsible for all aspects of the team including but not limited to equipment inventory, player selection, player development, and other supervisory activities. Candidates will need to be CPR/FIRST AID certified prior to the beginning of the season and within one year complete the NFHS Coaching course.

DURHAM — Oyster River High School has the following coaching positions available: varsity boys lacrosse head coach, varsity head softball coach, and boys junior varsity head basketball coach. All interested candidates please contact AD Corey Parker at 603-868-2375x2 or email resume/contact information to cparker@orcsd.org.

DOVER — Dover High School boys’ lacrosse is in need of some coaches. Dover runs three teams (Reserve, JV, Varsity) and needs help on all levels. Practices start the third week of March and run from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. every weekday. Games are usually Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The season ends by June 6.

One position is paid and the other two are volunteer.

If you would like to help out, please contact Sean at sean.houlahan@libertymutual.com.

EXETER — FC Exeter seeks experienced high school age players interested in competing for a roster slot on one of THE three teams for the upcoming Spring ‘14 travel soccer season. Teams competing under the FC Exeter banner this Spring will include U-18 Boys; U-17 Girls; and U-18 Girls.

Interested players should visit the FC Exeter webpage at the Exeter Youth Soccer website ([www.exeterhawkssoccer.com]www.exeterhawkssoccer.com) for more info on our Spring ‘14 travel teams. You can e-mail FCX Coach-At-Large Chuck Murray (cmurray@alum.bentley.edu or fcexeter1@gmail.com) or the appropriate head coach (see webpage info) for team-specific details.

ROCHESTER — Roger N. Allen Baseball’s annual end of year meeting is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 2, at 9 a.m. at the Rochester Community Center in Conference Room 1. Parents, coaches and league officials, etc. are welcome.

SOMERSWORTH — Dover High School boys varsioty basketball coach Mike Romps will run a seven-week youth basketball skill building clinic at The Works in Somersworth for Grades 1 to 4.

Clinic will run from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. from Nov. 9 to Dec. 21. The cost is $80 for members and $90 for non-members. Preregistration required.

To reserve a spot call 603-742-2163, X-741.

NEWMARKET — Newmarket is looking for high school and junior high school coaches for the 2013-14 school year. The following positions are open: JV girls basketball head coach, junior high baseball head coach, and varsity softball head coach.

DOVER — Registration for Men’s 50-plus Basketball League 2013-2014 season will be held from now until Nov. 4. The registration fee is $145.

The program is designed for individuals who are 50 years old or older as of 2/28/2014. Games are generally played at the McConnell Center Gym on Wednesday nights from Nov. 27 to April 2.

Registration forms can be picked up at the McConnell Center. Registration forms, along with payment, can be dropped off at the McConnell Center or mailed c/o Steve Towne, 124 Court Street, Dover, NH 03820.

For more information, please contact Steve Towne at 603-742-6815, or Ron Anderson at 603-767-9353.

DOVER — For young players trying to bring their game to the next level During the winter Season for up to 21 weeks.

Further questions contact Peter Decker at pdecker@seacoastunited.com or 603-758-7119.

DOVER — Dover Recreation would like to announce that sign ups are on-going at the McConnell Center (door # 3) for all basketball programs. New programs including a program just for those in kindergarten and a preseason prep program for grades 5-8. The youth programs offer a discount for early sign ups. For more information on all programs, please call 603-516-6401 or log onto www.dover.nh.gov/rechome.htm.

Loyal Order of Moose hoop clinic

DOVER — The Loyal Order of Dover Moose Lodge 443 is happy to sponsor the annual Dover High School Basketball Clinic.

Head coaches Dan Casey and Mike Romps along with the help of the Dover girls and boys basketball teams are holding their annual basketball clinic on Friday, Nov. 15, from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Dover High gymnasium. The cost of the clinic is $15 and is for grades K thru 8 (boys and girls). If you sign up before Nov. 1 you will receive a Dover Basketball T-shirt. Sign-ups at the door will be allowed if but there will be no T-shirts available.

Applications can be picked up at the Dover High Athletic Office or at the McConnell Center in Dover. Also all physical education teachers in each school will have copies. If you have any questions you may call Dan Casey at 603-969-2554 / email dcasey8@comcast.net or Mike Romps at 603-834-0112 / email michaelromps@hotmail.com. This clinic will teach to all skill levels and is for children in Dover and surrounding areas.

Registration for the Marshwood Girls grades 4, 5 and 6 Basketball League will be held on Thursday, October 31 and Thursday, November 7. Both nights the registration will be held from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM in the Marshwood Middle School lobby. It is not necessary for the girls to attend as a parent is able to sign players up. The league will run from the first of December until February school vacation. Games are held on Saturdays. Preseason clinics will be held in November. Cost to register is $50 or $75. for two in the same family. For any further information, please email eliotfontaine@aol.com

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